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woman and child at Rabai hospital, Kenya

Health

When US pulls overseas abortion funding, abortion rates go up not down

Withholding aid from clinics that offer abortion services leads to a rise in terminations – perhaps because the clinics often provide contraception services too

News

Activists protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, during the March for Life in WashingtonMarch For Life, Washington, USA - 18 Jan 2019

Health

Alabama’s extreme new law could lead to an end of US abortion rights

Analysis

Sex-selective abortions may have stopped the birth of 23 million girls

Health

Sex-selective abortions may have stopped the birth of 23 million girls

News

Close-up of the tip of a syringe in a petri dish

Comment

US review of fetal research signals the return of the abortion wars

Comment

Health

Women in England to be allowed to have abortions at home

News

campaigners

Life

Ireland votes to reform abortion laws in referendum landslide

News

evidence cartoon

Health

Keep the facts front and centre in Ireland's abortion debate

Comment

The abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol

Health

World’s first over-the-phone abortion service hailed a success

News

pregnant woman

Life

Down's syndrome has become the newest front in the abortion wars

Insight

We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb

Health

We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb

Knowing the ins and outs of our children's genetic secrets before they are born could help reduce the likelihood of many diseases – but could it be misused?

News

Life

Abortion law needs a UK-wide update, not just Northern Ireland

Analysis

Earth

Five things you need to know about DUP politicians and science

News